REVIEW: Jack in the Box Really Big Chicken Sandwich

Heck, I don’t think it can be even considered just “big” by today’s fast food standards, which have been set by burgers like BK’s Steakhouse XT and whatever monstrosities Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s come up with. To me, even the Big Mac shouldn’t be regarded as “big” when compared with the latest fast food burgers.

The sandwich has two chicken patties, but even with them it looks small. But if the Really Big Chicken Sandwich can be considered big, then there are certain men out there who should have no reason to buy a 450-horsepower sports car to make up for particular inadequacies in their nether regions.

The size of this Jack in the Box chicken sandwich disappoints me not only because I feel it’s false advertising, but also because if there’s a fast food company that should understand what “really big” is it’s Jack in the Box, whose fake CEO has a head so comically large that I’m surprised people who come near him don’t get caught in his gravitational field and orbit around his head.

Jack in the Box’s Really Big Chicken Sandwich is made up of two crispy chicken patties with two slices of Swiss-style cheese, lettuce, tomato, bacon, and mayo-onion sauce in between a bun. The sandwich kind of looks like the reproductive result of what would happen if a KFC Double Down and a McDonald’s Big Mac got all hot and oily with each other.

While I don’t think it’s really big, I do think it’s a mighty tasty sandwich, mainly due to the mayo-onion sauce and an ingredient that seems to make almost everything better. No, not the tears of a child whose ice cream has fallen off of its cone and onto the ground; I’m talking about bacon.

The strips of pig may not be visible in the pictures above and they may not be crispy, which is almost always the case with fast food bacon, but they do add a pleasant smokiness to the sandwich. The chicken patties were crispy and flavorful; the cheese was hardly noticeable; the lettuce and tomato allowed me to say I ate a serving of vegetables; and the bun was surprisingly durable and not bad tasting.

A Jack in the Box Really Big Chicken Sandwich small combo will run you $3.99, even in Hawaii, which is a reasonable price for what you get. But it would be an even better deal if the Really Big Chicken Sandwich was actually really big.

Wait a second…If the Really Big Chicken Sandwich isn’t really big, then shouldn’t we also be wondering if it’s really a chicken sandwich?

@Orchid64: I think “awesome source of sodium and fat” are a given when it comes to fast food. Also, I think “regret” is a given when it comes to fast food.

@Review Spew: I upgraded to curly fries too and wasn’t charged. I thought I was special because I winked at the cashier. But I guess not.

@mandy_Reeves: Well, technically, you can pretty much make anything at home cheaper, but I think the convenience of not having to make it yourself makes it taste a little bit better. 🙂 Morningstar Farms bacon is horrible. Morningstar Farms BBQ Riblets are AWESOME.

@Beth: I know you’re a spammer. This is the fourth comment over the past few months you’ve left using the same IP address and leaving behind a link to some party favors online store and another online store. I’ve neutered the links to those stores you’re trying to promote. Don’t make me contact your ISP. Also, seriously, how could you not realize there was a double chicken sandwich. Have you not heard of the KFC Double Down? Have you been living under a rock or have you been spending all this time spamming websites? Oh wait, you’ve probably been spamming websites.

@ratbuddy: I know. But I wish Jack in the Box would actually state that on their website. Instead they say their numbers have been rounded. I wish the FDA would be more strict with this. I think from now on I shall see if it’s been cooked in partially hydrogenated oil and if it has and it says it has 0 trans fat, I shall put an asterisk next to it and say contains less than 0.5 grams per serving. If I forget to do it, remind me.

i had this today, and didnt enjoy it. I thought it was just OK, and i won’t ever order it again. The bacon was a thin tiny slice and u couldn’t taste any of it. The chicken patty was just that low grade chicken crap product.